Porophyllum tagetoides
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Description
An annual herb in the daisy family found in tropical regions, sold in local markets.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are used in soup, flowers are eaten, and the plant is used as a flavouring.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Central America, Mexico, North America,
Other Information
It is sold in local markets.
Also Known As
Chepiches, Tepiches
References (4)
- Casas, A., et al, 1996, Plant Management Among the Nahua and the Mixtec in the Balsas River Basin, Mexico: An Ethnobotanical Approach to the Study of Plant Domestication. Human Ecology, Vol. 24, No. 4 pp. 455-478
- Hellmuth, N. M., 2011, Maya Ethnobotany. Complete Inventory of plants. Associacion FLAAR Mesoamerica. Tenth edition.
- Jimenez, M., et al, 2012, Volatile Compounds and Antioxidative Activity of Porophyllum tagetoides Extracts. Plant Foods and Human Nutrition, 67:57-63
- Manzanero-Medina, G. I., et al, 2020, Ethnobotany of food plants (quelites) sold in two traditional markets of Oaxaca, Mexico. South African Journal of Botany. 130 (2020) 215-223
